Dr. Istvan Szunyogh

Professor

Research Interests

My group employs advanced applied mathematical and statistical techniques to improve numerical weather prediction products. Our main focus is on the Earth's atmosphere, but the techniques we develop are also applicable to a wide range of complex physical systems. Our work involves both theoretical investigation and numerical experimentation with simple idealized and complex state-of-the-art numerical models. We carry out research in the following specific areas:

Numerical weather prediction

Ensemble forecasting

Data assimilation

Dynamical systems

Predictability of the atmosphere and other complex systems

Local dynamics of atmospheric instabilities

Current Projects

Investigation of the effect of model uncertainty and error on the forecast uncertainty

Experience

Professor, September 2012-Present; Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Texas A&M University

Professor, February 2009-Present; Department of Atmospheric Sciences, Texas A&M University

Associate Research Scientist, July 2005–January 2009; Institute for Physical Science and Technology andDepartment of Atmospheric and Oceanic Science (formerly Department of Meteorology), Member of the Applied Mathematics and Scientiﬁc Computation Graduate Program and the Burgers Program for Fluid Dynamics, University of Maryland

Assistant Research Scientist, February 2001–June 2005; Institute for Physical Science and Technology and Department of Meteorology,University of Maryland

Visiting Scientist, September 1997–February 2001;University Corporation for Atmospheric Research(UCAR), based at the Environmental Modeling Center,National Centers for Environmental Prediction(formerly NMC), National Weather Service